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psalms 10:8

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Psalms 10:8

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Psalms 10:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 10:8

Theological / Devotional

Villages. These may refer to unwalled settlements, as houses and farm buildings erected around an open place; or the camps of nomadic tribes open to attack (see Lev. 25:31). The wicked lurk near such places to rob and harry the hapless person who enters or leaves.

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